SSC CGL 2024 Notification, Exam Pattern, Eligibility, Syllabus and Exam Dates

SSC CGL is an open competitive examination, conducted for the recruitment of personnel for Grade B and C categories posts in various Ministries, Departments, and Organizations. The Staff Selection Commission is an organization working under the Government of India, authorized to conduct these examinations for various posts. Candidates are selected on the basis of their performance in the exams.

SSC CGL Exam has two stages for selection i.e Tier I and Tier II. The details of each Tier is as follows:

Tier I : Online (Objective Multiple Choice Type) contains four sections General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Comprehension. The total time for Tier I is 60 minutes. Tier I is qualifying in nature. The positive marking in Tier I is 2 marks and the negative marking is 0.50 marks. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi except for English Comprehension.

Tier II : Online (Objective Multiple Choice Type) will include conducting of Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III in separate shifts.

Paper-I is compulsory for all the posts.

Paper-II will be for only those candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and who are shortlisted in Tier-I for these Posts.

Paper-III will be for only those candidates who are shortlisted in Tier-I for Paper-III i.e. for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.

To fill the application form for SSC CGL, the candidates have to pay a requisite application fee which has been set up by the exam conducting authority.

On the below of this page, you will find more information on the SSC CGL such as exam syllabus, vacancies, eligibility criteria, exam pattern, important links and dates, how to apply for the SSC CGL, and other details.

Important dates for SSC CGL

Dates for submission of online applications:  24-06-2024 to 24-07-2024

Last date and time for receipt of online applications:  24-07-2024 (23:00)

Last date and time for making online fee payment:  25-07-2024 (23:00)

Dates of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’ including online payment:  10-08-2024 to 11-08-2024(23:00)

Tentative Schedule of Tier-I (Computer Based Examination)":  Sep-Oct, 2024

Tentative Schedule of Tier-II (Computer Based Examination):  December, 2024

Scheme of Examinations:

The Examination will be conducted in four tiers as indicated below:

• Tier-I: Computer Based Examination

• Tier-II: Computer Based Examination 

Scheme of Tier-I Examinations:

Essential Educational Qualifications: 

→  Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer: 

Essential Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or Institute. 

Desirable Qualifications: Chartered Accountant or Cost & Management Accountant or Company Secretary or Masters in Commerce or Masters in Business Studies or Masters in Business Administration (Finance) or Masters in Business Economics. During the period of probation direct recruits shall have to qualify the “Subordinate Audit/ Accounts Service Examination” in respective branches for confirmation and regular appointment as Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.

→ Junior Statistical Officer:  Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University or Institute with at least 60% Marks in Mathematics at 12th standard level; or Bachelor’s Degree in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects at degree level.

→ Statistical Investigator Grade-II: Bachelor’s Degree in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects from a recognized University or Institute. The candidates must have studied Statistics as a subject in all the three years of the graduation course.

→ All other Posts: Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or equivalent. The candidates appearing in the final year of their graduation can also apply, however they must possess Essential qualification.

Age limit (As on 01-08-2024): 

The requirement of age for various posts is as follows:

Permissible relaxation in upper age limit and category-codes for claiming age relaxation are as follows:

Physical standards for the post of Inspector (Central Excise/ Examiner/ Preventive Officer), Inspector & Sub-Inspector in CBN:

→ Male Candidates:

Physical Standards:

• Height 157.5 cm.

• Chest 81 cm (fully expanded with a minimum expansion of 5 cm.)

• Height relaxable by 5 cm in the case of Garwalis, Assamese, Gorkhas and members of Scheduled Tribes.

Physical Test:

• Walking: 1600 meters in 15 minutes.

• Cycling: 8 Kms. in 30 minutes.

→ Female Candidates:

Physical standards (Minimum):

• Height: 152 cms.

• Weight: 48 Kgs.

• Height relaxable by 2.5 cms. Weight relaxable by 2 Kg. for Gorkhas, Garwalis, Assamese and members of Scheduled Tribes

Physical Test:

• Walking: 1 Km. in 20 minutes.

• Cycling: 3 Kms. in 25 minutes

Physical standards for the Post of Sub-Inspector in Central Bureau of Investigation:

 (A) Height :

• For men - 165 cm.

• For women - 150 cm.

• Height relaxable for Hillsmen and Tribals: 5 cms.

(B) Chest: 76 cm with expansion (There shall be no such requirement in case of female candidates

(C) Vision :

• Eye-sight (with or without glasses)

• Distant vision: 6/6 in one and 6/9 in the other eye.

• Near vision 0.6 in one eye and 0.8 in other eyes.

Physical standards for the Post of Sub-Inspector in National Investigation Agency:

(A)  Height :

• For men - 170 cms.

• For women - 150 cms.

• Height relaxable for Hillsmen and Tribals: 5 cms.

(B) Chest: 76 cm with expansion (There shall be no such requirement in case of female candidates)

(C)  Vision:

• Eye-sight (with or without glasses)

• Distant vision: 6/6 in one and 6/9 in the other eye.

• Near vision 0.6 in one eye and 0.8 in other eyes.

Syllabus (Tier-I):

→ General Intelligence & Reasoning:  It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. This component may include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, spatial orientation, problem-solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning, etc. The topics are, Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Figural Classification, Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series, Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding & de-coding, Numerical Operations, symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched hole/ pattern- folding & un-folding, Figural Pattern- folding and completion, Indexing, Address matching, Date & city matching, Classification of center codes/roll numbers, Small & Capital letters/ numbers coding, decoding and classification, Embedded Figures, Critical thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence, Other sub-topics, if any. 

→ General Awareness: Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidates‟ general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research.

→ Quantitative Aptitude: The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be computation of whole numbers, decimals, fractions, and relationships between numbers, Percentage. Ratio & Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of centers, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart.

→ English Comprehension: Candidates‟ ability to understand correct English, his/ her basic comprehension and writing ability, etc. would be tested.

The questions in Parts A, B, & D will be of a level commensurate with the essential qualification viz. Graduation and questions in Part-C will be of 10th standard level.

Application Fee:

Fee payable: ₹100/- (Rs one hundred only).

Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC),Scheduled Tribes (ST), Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) and Ex-servicemen (ESM) eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of fee.

Mode of Payment:

Fee can be paid online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking or by using Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, or RuPay Debit cards.

How to Apply

The applications must be submitted online mode only. For detailed instructions on filling out an online application form.

The process of filling online application for the examination consists of two parts:

I. One Time Registration

II. Filling of online Application for the Examination

Part-I (One-Time Registration)

All the candidates who wish to apply in response to this Notice and have not generated their One-Time Registration (OTR) on the new website (https://ssc.gov.in) will be required to do so as the earlier OTR generated on the old website (https://ssc.nic.in) will not be functional for the new website. Subsequent to OTR, the candidates can proceed to fill the application for the examination. 

Part-II (Online Application Form)

Kindly check and collect the all document - hand writing, eligibility, ID Proof, address details, basic details.

Kindly ready scan document related to recruitment form - Photo, Sign, ID, Thumb, Proof, Etc.

Before submit the application form must check the preview and all column carefully.

If candidate required to paying the application fee must submit. If you have not the required application fees your form is not completed.

Take A Print Out of Final Submitted Form.

Photograph:

For applying, the candidate is not required to have a pre-existing photograph of himself / herself. The application module has been designed to capture a photograph of the candidate filling up the application form. For this purpose, the candidate has to stand / sit before the camera when prompted by the application module and follow the following instructions while capturing the Photograph:

(i) Find a place with good light and plain background.

(ii) Ensure the camera is at eye level before taking the photo.

(iii) Position himself directly in front of the camera and look straight ahead.

(iv) Ensure that his face is fully inside the red rectangular area delineated by the camera and that it is neither too close nor too far. It should cover the area fully and no part of the face should be outside the rectangle.

(v) Candidates shouldn’t wear a cap, mask or glasses/spectacles while capturing the photo.

Candidates are required to upload the scanned signature in JPEG/JPG format (10 to 20 KB). Image dimension of the signature should be about 6.0 cm (width) x 2.0cm (height).

Applications with inappropriate photographs or blurred/miniature signatures, not meeting the above requirements, will be rejected summarily.